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China 'pressuring' Uyghurs abroad to spy - BBC News

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China is pressuring Uyghurs living abroad to spy on human rights campaigners by threatening families back home, researchers say.

Refugees and activists tell the BBC intimidating tactics are tearing communities apart.

The tactics employed by governments to police their diasporas abroad are known as transnational repression.

Research suggests this particular kind - controlling access to family members in the home country through video calls, in exchange for compliance overseas - is commonly used by Chinese police.

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